Lost Rome tourist 'in pieces’ after allegedly being raped and beaten when she stopped to ask for directions

A tourist who got lost in Rome and asked for directions was allegedly raped, beaten and robbed by a man who pretended to help her.
The mother has bravely told how she has been left in pieces as she recounted how a man tricked her into following him before bringing a savage pal in to attack her.
The 49-year-old from Melbourne was in the Italian capital on a study break when she left a bar and began walking through Colle Oppio park near the Colosseum on Monday.
She suddenly realised she had no idea where she was so stopped to ask a man for directions when he offered to walk her to where she... read more

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